Avs Open Playoffs As Cup Favorites Amid Tepid Action On Florida Teams

Colorado connected for seventh in the NHL with 102 points throughout the routine season, however the Avalanche are opening the playoffs as the agreement favorites to win the 2025 Stanley Cup.


On the eve of playing host to Game 1 of a first-round series versus the Dallas Stars-- who ended up with 106 points throughout the regular season-- Colorado was being offered as the +750 Cup favorite by DraftKings and at +700 by BetMGM.


It assists that the Stars will be minus top goal-scorer Jason Robertson due to a lower-body injury sustained in the group's regular-season ending. Dallas has already been playing without top defenseman Miro Heiskanen (knee) and hops into the playoffs 0-5-2 in its previous seven games.


By contrast, after retooling the roster throughout the season, Colorado has been getting momentum since . That has led to the Avalanche being backed by the most overall wagers (10.6 percent) and money (11.0) to win the Cup considering that opening at +1000 at BetMGM.


However, Colorado is not among the book's 3 most significant Cup liabilities.


The top honor in that regard would go to St. Louis, followed by Montreal and Dallas. With the Blues (+4000) and Canadiens (+8000) the 2 biggest longshots staying, BetMGM is more nervous about the Avalanche.


It's the two Florida teams the book is pulling for presently. The protecting champion Panthers have actually drawn a modest 6.3 percent of the cash at +750 presently, while the Tampa Bay Lightning have been backed by just 2.8 percent of the cash while moving from +2000 to +1100.


Tampa Bay finished tied with Colorado with 102 points throughout the routine season, while Florida was 11th with 98 points.


"The Panthers and Lightning are among the favorites to win the Stanley Cup however the public is neglecting them," BetMGM senior trader Matthew Rasp stated. "BetMGM really desires the Stanley Cup to remain in Florida."


Winnipeg, which topped the league with 116 points while winning an NHL-best 56 video games, opens the postseason at +1000 at both BetMGM and DraftKings-- the eighth-shortest Cup chances and tied for the sixth-shortest chances at the latter.